Oracle will seek a staggering $9.3 billion in 2nd trial against Google
In a second go-round of its copyright lawsuit against Google, Oracle is hoping to land a knockout blow. A damages report filed last week in federal court reveals that the enterprise-software giant will ask for $ 9.3 billion in damages.
In its lawsuit, Oracle argues that Google infringed copyrights related to Java when it used 37 Java API packages to create its Android mobile operating system.
The damages it’s seeking aren’t just more than the Java API packages are worth—it’s far more than Oracle paid for the entirety of Sun Microsystems, which was purchased in 2009 for $ 5.6 billion. By way of comparison, Google parent company Alphabet earned $ 4.9 billion in profits last quarter, according to IDG News, which reported on the Oracle figures yesterday.
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